Well, yesterday afternoon while fiddle farting around I setup the NOAA/NWS S.A.M.E. (SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE ENCODING) All hazards Weather Alert Radio. NOW THAT WAS A MOUTH FULL!!! This unit monitors the local NOAA/NWS radio stations and will sound an alarm when weather hazards are in your area and will start broadcasting the description of said such alert. :>)
This can be very important with all the recent tornadoes and violent storms being experienced.
As soon as I got it setup the alarm went off and dam near brought about the need for another form of an additional "Maintenance Drug!!!!!" Scared the living you know what out of me!!!! :>O
Well it seems as tho the NWS just forecast strong thunder storms in the counties near our location - sure enough we started to hear thunder in the distance!!!!
Key to this is of course visual sighting of ill weather approaching as you may not always know what county you are in and the alerts are by county. So - it is advisable when you arrive at your location, you ask what county you are in!!!!!
I still have to gain some understanding of the various settings which I will read up on - sooooooo much to learn and sooooooo much to understand.
Yesterday was a nice 'down day." They are (according to my new weather radio) predicting a cloudy day today with possible showers this morning and then a gradual clearing towards afternoon. This morning we need to hit the grocery store and "lay in some provisions" for our upcoming departure. We'll be on the road for two days heading towards VA. Best to have food on board so you don't start spending all your money at restaurants!!!!! We will also look for a "free overnight" stay at Wallyland or Sam's Club or the other places that allow a one night sleepover. This as I've mentioned B4 can save you $25 - $35 a night during the travel from place to place - run that through the multiplication tables!!!! :>)
Fort Sumter is close by and we hope to get to visit that B4 we leave Charleston - we love old forts - so much history and emotion in places like that. A ferry from the docks downtown takes people over. This will also give us another chance to see and pay our respects to Charleston a lovely small city that we have really-really enjoyed!!!
Charleston goes on our list of possible places we would look into settling down in when the time comes to start our P/T RV-ing (5 - 6 months a year.) Winters are mild here - not much below 40 and the rain is at an acceptable level for the months we would be here.
So we now have 2 places on our "settle in" list:
Gulf Breeze FL (next to Pensacola) and Charleston SC
Well --- shortly it will be off to the grocery store and some looks towards the sky to see if a clearing trend is beginning!!!
Later my buddies and you know what they say --- right????
NO!!!!! Well I have no idea what they say and I don't even know who THEY are!!! So my advice would be to sit with your back to the wall - be pleasant to all who pass by, say "hello y'all" and SMILE - a smile goes a long way in today's world.
I digress for one moment - one viewer asked why I had my picture taken while looking at the Charleston Custom House - very simple my friends-------We really like it here and I wanted the ability to weigh into my "settle in" process the customs of the local people. So I thought the Custom House would be the place to start. :>)
With that I leave you wondering--------------------------------------------------------
JR
